Every Link had a massive headache. They had woken up hours later, all complaining and arguing, and the usual…well per usual. The nonsense had gone on so long (taking up half the entire chapter) and therefore got so irritating that the magic hand had declared leaving the Links be Links to their hearts content, and come back to them once they had settled.

And since the uninformed have missed out on the succulent and juicy relations of each Link in the face of being piled all over their new landscape, having massive headaches, and arguing about who's Hyrule it was, Myth has decided to break away from the group momentarily and elaborate. Be thankful to the fabulous Hero of Legends, without such guidance, you'd surely all perish…probably.

"Listen up, you're so totally uninformed, and because NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT YOU, I guess I have to do it." Myth grumbled, standing in front of the entire paused talking of all the Links. He pointed to the group, pulled out a piece of charcoal, and made a large 'X' in front of all of them. "Listen, you see them, including me? Yes, well ignore the shit out of them for the moment. Instead, I've brought my trusty cohost Dusk here to do all the explaining since I'm just exhausted from sitting through it! Couldn't you believe it?!" Umm sure, Myth, sure.

Suddenly a person got thrust into standing right beside the Hero of Legends. It was none other than the Hero of Twilight, Dusk…a severely confused and freaked out Dusk, but Dusk nonetheless. "WHERE THE HELL AM I?"

"Indifferent."

"That does not help!" Dusk practically yelled. "Of course it had to do something with my least favorite Link…."

"Aw thank you, now shut up and then stop shutting up and talk."

"….oh um…after complaining and dealing with people throwing Ezlo, Blue running into a large metallic and pretty sword person and realizing he may or may not think that such is actually quite cute, arguing about who's Hyrule it is, thinking about what that light and gossip stone thingy was, and all sharing a conversation about how when we were all unconscious or whatever we all had a vision of a bunch of floating lights."

"That sounds good to me, you can go." Myth waved his hand dismissively at Dusk. Dusk looked addled, but didn't say anything as he walked away. "See unin- hmmm I can't call you that anymore! *GASP* You aren't uninformed anymore…eh I'll just call you stalkers." Myth clapped and then promptly walked away…but not without yelling something about this whole thing not being Canon to the plotline over his shoulder. Ummm ok so er back to the present! Nayru that was weird…


"I'm still not sure I want to believe that the Time Crest thing is actually real…..I'm more up to thinking the three Goddesses had something to do with it…..not that we even know where the frick here is. And as previously mentioned, I will not claim this as my own because all of you think it's yours for some reason."

"Meh, you know what, it doesn't matter if that fricking 'Time Crest' is real, or not. Who really cares? See, I know Koholint Island is real, yet no one else seems to think so…..and it makes no other difference in the long run. Therefore I choose to not believe in either, while believing in both at the same time. See? Logic." The Hero of Legends explained, using his confusing logic, that he knew was confusing, but at least the others were distracted with that note, that they didn't mention the fact that he had used the name of the quote on quote 'island that will not be named'.

"You confuse me….." Red sighed.

"Yes Red, we all know that" Spirit commented.

"Listen, if you didn't just hear, Sky just told us all to listen. He's more positive than any of us that this is his Hyrule." World interjected. "So I think it'd be preferred if you all listen and just let him say that this is his, agreed?"

Sky, before any more non-productive could be accomplished, stepped in front of all of them and whistled loudly. They all snapped to attention due to hearing the interesting sound, and all of their attention spans weren't exactly what you could call 'maximum capacity' type material. Shadow Link fell out of the tree and onto his head due to being severely frightened by the sudden loud whistle. The Shadow being hissed and spat a glob of his slightly acidic spit at the grass, and disappeared into a blob of 'liquid-ish' dark stuff that replaced the nearest Link's shadow….Rallen's. Ravio, who was also severely frightened, jumped up, and leaned backwards…before straightening up and looking like nothing had even happened. He need not worry however, for all of the other Links were either staring intensely, and might I add 'a bit creepily' at the Hero of the Skies, or at the temperamental being from the Dark Mirror.

"Uhh, Ok, so we need to do something….obviously. My companion Fi, which you already met after Blue quote on quote screeched like an embarrassed maniac…and must I say you have a point Wind, Blue did sound like that." Sky giggled and Wind looked pretty pleased with himself…while Blue yeah not so happy looking. "Oh, right, anyway. So my Companion Fi, informed me while no one was paying attention, that only reason why she was never there before was because she said the era(s) we were in was way too far in the future, and she was sealed in the Master Sword. Which reminds me, if you have a Master Sword, Fi might actually be in there, but just sealed due to time….and other things maybe." He paused again. "Just humor me here...but I think we have to um go into-" Fi decided that it would be a great moment to make a flash of light from the Sky's Master Sword to announce her arrival, and then formed out of the sword. "Or I guess she can tell you…" Sky sighed.

Shadow poked his head out in interest, but soon lost all traces of interest he had once noting how totally the opposite-ness of his attitude and this Fi's attitude, and hissed while disappearing again. Good job Shadow, good job…you tried at least. SOMEBODY GET 'EM A MEDAL OR SOME WHATEVER THING YOU HAVE LAYIN' 'ROUND!

Fi wasted no time, and immediately began speaking. "…Masters...it is important that you find the Spirit Maiden as soon as can be possibly attained. She holds information that even I, myself was never tasked with knowing, yet I know in my databases that what you, my masters, have been given the duty of preforming. It is imperative that you all find the Spirit Maiden," Fi turned to look at only Sky for a moment, "And Master Link, I recommend that you begin to dowse for her, it would be best for your mental stability as well, as now that Demise and …Ghirihim are gone, even before you were able to defeat them fully, are absent. Zelda is now free from their clutches at the moment, and it is 76% plausible that she is in Sealed Grounds still." She turned back to the rest of the more-confused-than-usual Links. "That is all, you have to find her to find out where to go to find a shard of the Time Crest, if my information is correct."

"Care to explain exactly what any of that was supposed to mean? I dunno about you guys, but I'm extremely lost here." Scrub asked dumbfounded. "And I am the one who has to deal with a psychotic mask demon of psychedelic colors."

"Ok, I swear you are trying to stab one of our eyes out, Sky!" Kailon screeched ducking for cover, while said Hero of the Skies was currently waving his Master Sword around in the air, pointy side facing outwards.

"And if not our eyes in particular, I'd prefer not to get stabbed at all here, you know." Dusk pointed out via snapping, while shoving Time out of his way, as he was trying to get himself out of the path of Sky. Time went flying to the ground as a result, and sent a look towards the Hero of Twilight. Sky looked slightly irritated, and confused, but he kept his eyes determinedly on the tip of his sword, seemingly ignoring the other Links loud protests as he moved it around without much direction.

Since the quick, 'too-much-information-to-actually-handle' conversation Fi had with them earlier, Midna, ST-Darknut-Zelda, and Ezlo had deemed it best to just try their best not to be distracting…as hard as that was- especially Midna and Ezlo -.

"But, like, do you see us waving our sharp pointy sticks around? No. So why are you doing it? What makes you so special?" Myth asked, only half wanting to know the answer. Suddenly he perked up and put his left hand on his sword's hilt and gained a sly look in his blue eyes, "GASP, I WILL JOIN YOU." The Hero of Legends suddenly shouted, fully pulling his sword out of its protective sheath, and waving it around more crazily than Sky was doing. Watching the Hero of Legends do this, Green, Scrub, and World quickly exchanged a look at each other, nodded, and pounced on Myth knocking his sword out of his hands. The aerial pointy thing went flying across the ground and stopped little ways down the path leading to the woods. The three that had tackled the temperamental Link suddenly jumped off of him, and moved to a safe distance of at least 8 feet away, and eyed Myth cautiously. Ironically Myth didn't look upset at the slightest…no he looked mighty pleased with himself, and didn't even make an effort to go get his sword back.

Ignoring the craziness around him, and still concentrating on the tip of his semi-glowing sword, Sky replied slowly. "Fi told me to dowse, so I'm dowsing." He sighed heavily after this, and quickly sheathed his sword frowning at the results he got.

"Not that I even know that the heck dowsing is, why'd you stop doing it? Surely there was a purpose to it in the first place….uh right?" Spirit questioned. Fi has since popped out of Sky's Master Sword, and was looking at Sky in a similar manner.

"Oh, about that..." Sky turned to Spirit, "Well, it shows readings for a certain object, which tells me where to go to find it…for the most part." He turned back to Fi, "And, I picked up on a bit of readings over near the Sealed Grounds but every time I try to keep it on that spot, it flickers away. I think there might be something there blocking the readings." The Hero of the Skies frowned, that had never happened before, usually he could dowse through any object or wall…

"Hmm, that sounds interesting. So am I right to assume that that isn't usually a thing that occurs?" Ravio asked, echoing Sylin's thoughts, as they were both walking next to eachother on their trek to mostly follow where the Sword's dowsing was telling them to go.

Sylin nodded, "I would think that is the case…judging by his concerned face. Sky,…do you think there is a problem with your sword or something?" The Blue Tri Force Hero called, and Sheerow squeaked his agreement to the question.

"Well…I don't know what's wrong, it's never happened before. I don't think it's the sword however." Sky answered slowly, looking questioningly at Fi for an answer….though she just looked blankly back at him, not replying. "And I can tell you all right now, that I seriously don't want to even try and bring you all up to Skyloft! Pipit would freak….well, actually everyone would freak. Wait…that means Zelda will freak! I don't want her to freak out! Oh and what if she doesn't recognize me for me, and thinks that one of you is me?! What if she gets too scared? Oh no, maybe I-" Sky, by this point, was beginning to ramble sadly, and he looked as if he was going to continue, but Midna cut him off mid-sentence, deciding that she had to intervene instead of keeping quiet.

Midna went right up into The Sky's face and stuck a finger out. "Look here, ….uh other Link, as much as I don't know your Zelda, or really how that whole dowsing whatever works usually, but listen to what I have to say." She looked stern, but weirdly comforting. "I have sense about me, and I can tell that your Zelda, your childhood friend for Majora's sake…..and yes I just said that, so don't comment on that, small-ish mask Link, ok?" She motioned to Scrub without looking at him, as she was anticipating a remark on her choice of words, "As I was saying, don't you think your childhood friend, out of all people, would recognize you, and understand the gravity of what is happening, without freaking out? Look, you know her better than I do, obviously, but you know her to be a strong willed, understanding, and kind person right? And besides, I have a feeling she is already expecting to see more than just one of you, remember the Zelda from Dusk's Hyrule? Plus, based on the fact that you said you did get readings from the spiral place thing over that-a-way, that must mean she is there, and if there is something blocking it, then that just adds more to the incentive of us going over there." She finished, and without another word slipped into his shadow, leaving the Links in earshot to take it all in.

"…Midna…" Dusk spluttered from his vantage point with admiration…and then jealousy because it wasn't often that she spoke with him like that. Meanwhile Sky closed his eyes and nodded solemnly. They all knew the Twili was right, and they all knew that she was probably not going to something like that again any time soon.

"So, she's still refusing our nicknames then." Time mumbled, since he had been the main one to help come up with them…or at least he was the one that had wanted to do so the most other than Red.

Paint nudged Time's side harshly. "Dude shut up. Do you really want her to have a 'talk with you'? Nope, I didn't think so."

"Er…right, anyways. We should go to where Sky found the disturbed radiance of energy." Vio nodded, while Fi continued to look over in the direction of the Sealed Grounds, seeming to be analyzing the weird force that had messed with Sky's dowsing.

"Who knows, we might possibly find more than just the Zelda of this time. Maybe the Golden Goddesses are in our favor, and the object we need to get, not that we know really anything about it, will be there? Any problems with this?" Ora finished for the purple garbed Link, glancing at all the other boys.

Shadow decided to make an appearance…he had disappeared sometime after Fi's talk with them. "Oh, so I see y'all are finally doing something, rather than the amusing, and irritating chaotic mess. Either that, or I'm missing something…" Shadow Link chuckled.

"I wouldn't call it chaotic, more like organized madness." Blue snapped, clearly still not happy that Shadow was there at all.

Happily ignoring the blue Hero of the Four Sword, Shadow decided to start talking again. "Haha, don't let little old me stop your riveting madness. Well, I actually did see something y'all might wanna know doing with that weird spiral place thingie. But, you know…..y'all'll see it when you finally get your butts over there." Without sharing the piece of evidence he knew with the group, he slowly dissolved into a dark puddle, and completely replaced Paint's shadow, driving it away. After a brief pause the shadow being whispered gravely from Paint's light reflection, seeming to actually take something seriously. "But a little warning from me, it is not something most of y'all would expect it to be…maybe something to do with a little thing called a trial."

"I didn't give you permission to take my shadow away." The New Hero of Hyrule and Lorule muttered under his breath aiming it at his reflection, while glaring at the dark mirror inhabitant below him. He wasn't actually upset, ok well maybe he was moderately upset, but he just really didn't like how Shadow was waltzing around as he pleases, stealing people's shadows. That's just rude.

"That's…actually helpful." Green mumbled.

"Wait, Shadow, do you know what the trial is of?" Spirit face-palmed, at the lack of an answer after moments passed.

"Whatever it is, we need to go right no-" Wind started to say encouragingly, but was cut off rudely by Myth running into the deeper part of the woods, screaming 'MY SWORD' the whole time repeatedly. Said Hero of Legends came back about 11 seconds later with the sword in his hand.

"Ok carry on." Myth chirped.

"Right…" The Hero of the Winds looked like he could barely control himself from laughing, while also trying to keep a serious face and tone. "Come on then!" Weird, Wind said that like it was some kind of command… They all followed.


"Hey Sky, who's that old man over there, sitting creepily in front of that huge door? It's kinda freaking me out a little bit…" Paint asked curiously, though he was pretty sure the Hero of the Skies couldn't actually hear him. They had just finally entered the Temple leading to the Sealed Grounds…where the supposed 'trail' waited. But really, with Shadow, you never really know if it's the truth. All of the Links, companions, as well as Ravio and probably Shadow hanging around some one's dark reflections, had just entered the weathered temple supposedly leading towards the Sealed Grounds. Right when they had entered, an old person, covered mostly by a large hat-cloak and long braided white hair, began to stare then down, looking mildly surprised, but overall just looked to be assessing them with their gaze.

"I don't think that is a man…" ST Zelda whispered to the nearest Links, which happened to be Spirit, Green, Rallen, Red, and Paint.

"Uhhh, are you sure that that is a man?" Rallen hissed under his breath towards Paint. "That can't be a man. Maybe a really socially awkward man."

Green nodded, and pointed at the old figure that was silently assessing them. "Yeah, it kind of looks like it's a woman…but then again, I can't tell. Hmm, hey Spirit, what do you think?" The Green Hero of the Four Sword called over quietly to Spirit.

"You know, I'm not really sure…" The Hero of Trains answered quickly, but even quicker snapped his attention up and trailed off, as the old figure stood up and walked a ways closer to them. It was apparent they knew and didn't approve of their little discussion. Humorously Sky didn't seem to take notice to the gossip at all.

The old person lifted her head, and gave the five young boys, and the Darknut possessing ST Zelda's spirit a warning look, and then searched the group until their eyes rested on Sky, and even though her eyes were completely hidden, you could easily tell when she was staring at you. "I see you finally decided to make an appearance…a little late, as always I see." The voice rasped, revealing a feminine hint. So it was a girl. She was wearing a large red hat that reached around like a cape behind her, her eyes were hidden by a blue-and-red headband type thing, her long white braided hair hung down on one side of her face and had a pendulum type knot at the end….it even swung back and forth like one too. She also had a white tear-drop shaped mark under one of her eyes, and she was wearing a light purple intricate wrist band, which depicted Hylia's sacred symbol…also known to be Hyrule's Crest, except that it was missing the depiction of the whole completed Triforce at the top.

Ora leaned a bit closer to Sky to whisper something. "That's not….your Z-Zelda, right? Please tel-"

She raked her gaze over the rest of them, silencing the Hero of Seasons, and Sky's horrified look at said question. "You Spirit of the Hero always being late." She sighed. "You should have had more sense than to fool around. No matter, I suppose, you are all here. I nee-" The old woman began, looking serious, though a hint of humor flashed in her eyes as she spoke of them being tardy apparently.

However, she was drowned out by Scrub screaming out 'THANK THE GODDESSES THERE ARE NO MORE OF US!' which received one or two whoops of agreement. The old woman gave a glare through her headband-type item on her face that tore through them, and quickly shut them up.

"As I was saying," She stressed out the word 'saying' unnecessarily. "You all must all head to the Sealed Grounds outside those large doors," She motioned to the left where a very large and old metal door stood. "The messenger of the Goddesses, the spirit of the Master Sword, Fi, must have warned you of the trial ahead, correct?" Sky half-nodded to the Sheikah, while Tiny muttered that it was not Fi and instead was Shadow, but he was ultimately ignored. No, the woman continued instead, "It is a dark place, a consequence of the Time Crest's Shard, a foreshadowing of things to come. You must brave this place, along with the other challenges ahead you will face. I have to apologize for Hylia's spirit incarnated, and all of your companions, but they must stay behind, for the challenge ahead is only to be faced with all of your own strengths and abilities. The two 'others' are required with you as well. You must make haste, or you'll miss your chance to save everything from the ruin…you are already far past late, must not waste any more precious time. All races are counting on you, everyone you know, everything you love, and everything that is, is counting on you in the long run…so do not falter now." She finished slowly, her voice rasping with effort.

Wind looked a bit horrified. "This just got real, real fast." Meanwhile Ravio looked very terrified, and Shadow looked serious but could not resist a quite grumble about how he and the Lorulian was referred to as an 'other'.

"…No kidding. We'd better go then, shouldn't we?" World agreed, his dark blue-borderline black eyes determined. He then raised his gaze to the corner of the room, where a figure was quickly approaching. It was a streak of blue, tan, and a streak of red hair sticking up flashed forwards.

As the figure got close, they could all see how confused and mind-imploding his day had been, as the person fell backward sitting on the ground. He turned his gaze frantically between each Link, as well as Ravio, and Ezlo, ST Zelda, and Midna.

That's when Sky stepped forward and gave an embarrassed, and amused smile at the shocked, bright-red-haired person. "…Hi Groose."


"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHG!"

Banging his head on the bricked wall repeatedly, Agahnim muttered crossly to himself, and others. Why keep all the aggression to yourself? SHARING IS MAKING OTHERS SUFFER WITH YOU! "Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. SHUT UP."

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHERERRRRRGH"

"Stop it! Dark, what the hell is wrong with you?! You were just starting to be tolerable." Wind Waker Ganondorf growled, pretty dumbfounded as to why the darkness of the hero's heart, Dark Link, was mindlessly screaming on the top of his lungs. "What is the insistent need for screaming?" Yes, Dark Link had been screaming for no reason for a little while, with no explanation. Seriously, he hadn't even talked so far, and now he was screaming? "And don't give me the answer of anything gross…."

"AHHEAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAAAAAA"

"SHUT UP INSOLENT CHILD." Original Gannon fumed. His previous speculation of how they were there just for the enjoyment for others, by acting downright idiotic, was sure seeming to be an accurate assumption right about now… "Great I don't even know if your yelling could be classified as just that anymore, now it's borderline scream-laughing."

"Oooo, you're walking on a dangerous line, there idiot. I'm going to strangle you with my ankles while blindfolded in a minute if you don't stop that infuriating wailing for no reason whatsoever." Ghirahim warned. Hmmm…strangling a guy with your ankles whilst blindfolded….interesting. Interesting indeed Ghirahim. "And only I may laugh about how inquisitive I am, you do not laugh at the Demon Lord."

"AHHAHAHAHAHAHHHHHAHAHHHAA"

"ARGH, see, he is laughing at me. At me! Ironically, this doesn't fill my heart with rainbows." The Fabulous Sword Spirit growled.

"Ok, so you want to strangle him? How nice…but how about I make you strangle yourself? Sounds like a way more enjoyable outcome to me." Veran, the sorceress hissed. "…..Ok, maybe if there wasn't a magic proof barrier in the way…I freaking hate this place." She sighed, as she viciously day-dreamt of how she would possess the Demon Lord, and make him do it to himself. Oh, that was the best kind of torture.

Ignoring Veran, Zant added to the situation. He was feeling rather calm and collected today, surprisingly. "I suppose it's a shame we can't get over there to shut him up, but seriously, he's been screaming like that for around a minute straight." Zant said calmly. "Nothing, a little ancient Shadow magic can't fix, eh? Heh, heh, heh….OWCH!" he had formed an orb of dark magic on his hand, and attempted to throw it at the screaming anti-hero…but it bounced off the magic-proof bars, and flew back hitting him right on one of his feet. He then began to hop around on one foot, before turning to his back wall, and throwing his mask at it in anger. Of course, however, the mask bounced off the wall as well, and hit his other non-damaged foot.

"I'm not even going to comment on that." Vaati face palmed.

"That classifies as a comment." Malladus pointed out much to the Wind Mage's shagrin.

"AAAAAHHHAHAHAHAHHAHHHEHEHEHE…huh?" Dark Link suddenly cut off one of his screams, and looked extremely confused. He then gripped his neck like his throat was sore, but he looked like he had no clue as to why it hurt. He looked around the room at the other inmates and gave them questioning looks. Did he seriously not know what he had been doing for the past 2 minutes?

"You dingus, you were screaming like a moron for the past ten minutes!" OoT Ganondorf roared.

"Stop overreacting it was only like five."

"No, Majora actually thinks that it was two. Majora is right."

"Anyways, stop looking at us like you don't know what's happening, Dark, no one likes it. And we sure as hell don't have any sympathy for you." Aghanim complained, rubbing his slightly sore head where he had continuously rammed it into the wall a little earlier. "And if you pull something as stupid as saying 'Oh, the freakin Goddesses possessed me! Oh no, what a shame!' I am personally going to end you, no matter the purpose you were made for." He continued, mocking a scared voice when mocking Dark Link.

Dark looked confused, slightly empty-emotioned, and also pretty pissed all at once….somehow. ….He was pretty god damn sure he was possessed or something like that….I mean, how he could even be possessed in the first place is beyond me, considering he was literally just the dark side of the Hero's spirit. Weird…he seriously didn't remember doing any screaming, other than his sore throat. 'Ugh Whatever'


"Haha, Nayru see, it is fun is it not?" The Goddess of Courage, Farore giggled at her sister, the Goddess of Wisdom, Nayru. "I knew you had it in you! Nice choice picking that dark-reflection, it was priceless!" She continued, talking fast.

However the fact of that Nayru had done, she was disgusted….as well as slightly amused. She had just momentarily possessed one of the inmates of the magic-proof containment unit she and her sisters Farore and Din made. Din and Farore had convinced her that it would relieve and make her feel better, and as much as Nayru wanted to disregard it completely, she had to admit it was a bit of both of those things.

"Still mad at us, sis?" Din, the Goddess of Power, questioned. "We told you it was worth it. Maybe you should forget all of the wisdom in your head, and listen to us once in a while…" She laughed "...Wait…whoa, Nayru, you might not want to look, but I think you should stop, and check up on the Spirit of the Hero. Or you know, Farore take watch over your own attribute?" Din exclaimed suddenly, and turned it into a jab at her other sister.

Nayru, and Farore rushed over to the pool of water they used to see Courage, as they were previously looking into Power's pool. "It is most fortunate that they have finally found what they must, though I am still shocked that the Time Crest has caused all of this by shattering itself into each time period. I am concerned for the other time periods being left untreated for this moment…if they are not dealt with, that land will be lost forever to the collision. The parts of the land closest to the other timelines and periods are the first to be lost, we must put our faith into the Heroes." Nayru spoke solemnly, filling her sisters with responsibility once more. The Goddess of Wisdom was glad that her sisters were seeming to act responsibly again.

"I wish there was more that we could do to help…" Farore added.

"I'm just happy that we could actually trust the creature from the Dark Mirror, Shadow as he is called." Din admitted. "I still, however, have my doubts about that one." She still wasn't sure she could trust the one known as Shadow Link, regardless of the help he has given the Spirit of the Hero thus far.

"Either way, we must let them know we are on their side."